Patents Assigned to Epistar Corporation
  • Patent number: 11437427
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate, including an upper surface; a first light emitting unit and a second light emitting unit, formed on the upper surface, wherein each of the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit includes a lower semiconductor portion and an upper semiconductor portion; and a conductive structure electrically connecting the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit; wherein the lower semiconductor portion of the first light emitting unit includes a first sidewall and a first upper surface; and wherein the first side wall includes a first sub-side wall and a second sub-side wall, an obtuse angle is formed between the first sub-side wall and the first upper surface and another obtuse angle is formed between the second sub-side wall and the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Po-Shun Chiu, Tsung-Hsun Chiang, Liang-Sheng Chi, Jing Jiang, Jie Chen, Tzung-Shiun Yeh, Hsin-Ying Wang, Hui-Chun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen
  • Patent number: 11437547
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor stacking layer comprising a first type semiconductor layer on the substrate, an active layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the active layer; and an electrode structure on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the electrode structure comprises a bonding layer, a conductive layer, and a first barrier layer between the bonding layer and the conductive layer; wherein the conductive layer has higher standard oxidation potential than that of the bonding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: De-Shan Kuo, Ting-Chia Ko, Chun-Hsiang Tu, Po-Shun Chiu
  • Patent number: 11430916
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a semiconductor layer; a pad electrode comprising a periphery disposed on the semiconductor layer; a finger electrode connected to the pad electrode, wherein the finger electrode comprises a first portion extended from the periphery of the pad electrode and a second portion connected to the first portion; and a plurality of first current blocking regions formed on the semiconductor layer, separated from the pad electrode and formed under the finger electrode, wherein one of the plurality of first current blocking regions is most close to the pad electrode and is separated from the pad electrode by a first distance, adjacent two of others of the plurality of first current blocking regions are separated from each other by a second distance, and the first distance is longer than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Hua Chou, Tai-Chun Wang, Chih-Tsung Su, Biau-Dar Chen
  • Patent number: 11430925
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting unit comprising a top surface and a first side surface; a light-transmitting layer covers the top surface and the first side surface; a wavelength conversion structure disposed on the light-transmitting layer; a protective layer covering the second side surface and the light-transmitting layer; and a reflective layer surrounding the protective layer. The wavelength conversion structure includes a wavelength conversion layer, a first barrier layer disposed on the wavelength conversion layer, a second barrier layer disposed under the wavelength conversion layer, the wavelength conversion layer, the first barrier layer, and the second barrier layer are collectively formed a second side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Tsung-Hong Lu
  • Patent number: 11430934
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a substrate, including a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge; a semiconductor stack formed on the substrate, comprising a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer; a first electrode formed on the first semiconductor layer, comprising a first pad electrode; and a second electrode formed on the second semiconductor layer, comprising a second pad electrode and a second finger electrode; wherein in a top view, the first pad electrode is adjacent to a corner of the substrate that is intersected by the first and the second edges; the second finger electrode is not parallel with the third and the first edges; and a distance between the second finger electrode and the first edge increases along a direction from an end of the second finger electrode that connects the second pad electrode toward the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Li-Ming Chang, Tzung-Shiun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen, Yu-Rui Lin, Chen Ou, Hsin-Ying Wang, Hui-Chun Yeh
  • Patent number: 11423830
    Abstract: A display includes a substrate with a plurality of electronic control elements, an array of light-emitting diodes having a semiconductor layer, a plurality of light emitting units disposed on the semiconductor layer, and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the semiconductor layer, an bonding layer disposed between the substrate and the array of light-emitting diodes, and a plurality of wavelength conversion elements disposed on the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from each other. The plurality of wavelength conversion elements and the plurality of light emitting units are disposed at different sides of the semiconductor layer. The plurality of wavelength conversion elements is arranged in positions corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11424383
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor region; and a first electrode on the first semiconductor region; wherein first semiconductor region includes a first layer and a second layer, the second layer includes a first portion and a second portion adjacent to the first portion, the first portion has a first thickness, the second portion has a second thickness less than the first thickness, the first layer includes a first material and a first dopant, the first material includes multiple elements, the first dopant has a first concentration, the second layer includes a second material and a second dopant, the second material includes multiple elements, the second dopant has a second concentration, one of the elements of the first material of the first layer is different from the elements of the second material of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Chieh Hu, Wei-Chieh Lien, Chen Ou, Chia-Ming Liu, Tzu-Yi Chi
  • Patent number: 11417802
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes: a semiconductor stack, including a top surface, wherein the top surface includes a first region and a second region which are coplanar; a current barrier layer formed on the first region, wherein the current barrier layer includes an insulating material; and a transparent conductive layer formed on the current barrier layer and the second region; and a first electrode formed on the transparent conductive layer; wherein the current barrier layer includes: an electrode region at a position corresponding to the first electrode, having a shape substantially the same as the first electrode; and a plurality of extension regions extending from the electrode region and not covered by the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jar-Yu Wu, Ching-Jang Su, Chun-Lung Tseng, Ching-Hsing Shen
  • Patent number: 11404474
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes: a substrate, comprising a top surface; a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge; a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in N rows on the substrate, wherein the N rows comprises a first row at the first edge and a Nth row at the second edge; and a plurality of connection electrodes, formed on and electrically connecting the plurality of light-emitting units; wherein the plurality of light-emitting units comprises a first light-emitting unit in the first row, and the first light-emitting unit comprises a first notch on the first edge wherein the first notch comprises a bottom composed by the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Yu Chen, Hui-Chun Yeh, Chien-Fu Shen
  • Patent number: 11398583
    Abstract: A light-emitting device, includes a substrate structure, including a base portion having a surface and a plurality of protrusions regularly formed on the base portion; a buffer layer covering the plurality of protrusions and the surface; and III-V compound semiconductor layers formed on the buffer layer; wherein one of the plurality of protrusions includes a first portion and a second portion formed on the first portion and the first portion is integrated with the base portion; and wherein the base portion includes a first material and the first portion includes the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peng Ren Chen, Yu-Shan Chiu, Wen-Hsiang Lin, Shih-Wei Wang, Chen Ou
  • Patent number: 11380824
    Abstract: The application discloses a light-emitting device including a carrier, a light-emitting element and a connecting structure. The carrier includes a first connecting portion and a first necking portion extended from the first connecting portion. The first connecting portion has a first width, and the first necking portion has a second width. The second width is less than the first width. The light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting layer being able to emit a first light and a first contacting electrode formed under the first light-emitting layer. The first contacting electrode is corresponded to the first connecting portion. The connecting structure includes a first electrical connecting portion and a protecting portion surrounding the first electrical connecting portion. The first electrical connecting portion is electrically connected to the first connecting portion and the first contacting electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Tai Cheng, Shau-Yi Chen, Yih-Hua Renn, Wei-Shan Hu, Pei-Hsuan Lan
  • Patent number: 11380828
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a carrier, a light-emitting unit disposed on the carrier, a reflective element arranged on the light-emitting unit, and an optical element arranged on the carrier and surrounding the light-emitting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Shih-An Liao
  • Patent number: 11374146
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, which includes an active structure and a first semiconductor layer. The active structure includes an active region having a topmost surface and a bottommost surface, and a first dopant distributing from the topmost surface to the bottommost surface. The first semiconductor layer is located under the active structure and includes a second dopant. The active region includes a semiconductor material including As.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Meng-Yang Chen, Yuan-Ting Lin
  • Patent number: 11374154
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting element, a covering structure, a quantum dot material block, and an adhesive structure is disclosed. The covering structure has a depressed part. The quantum dot material block is filled into the depressed part and enclosed by the light-emitting element and the covering structure. The light-emitting element, the covering structure, and the quantum dot material block are bonded together through the adhesive structure. Since the quantum dot material block is enclosed by the covering structure and the light-emitting element, the outer moisture and oxygen are blocked by the covering structure and the light-emitting element from the quantum dot material block, the decreasing emitting efficiency of the quantum dot material is further alleviated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsung-Hong Lu, Ching-Tai Cheng
  • Patent number: 11362060
    Abstract: Disclosed is a die-bonding method which provides a target substrate having a circuit structure with multiple electrical contacts and multiple semiconductor elements each semiconductor element having a pair of electrodes, arranges the multiple semiconductor elements on the target substrate with the pair of electrodes of each semiconductor element aligned with two corresponding electrical contacts of the target substrate, and applies at least one energy beam to join and electrically connect the at least one pair of electrodes of every at least one of the multiple semiconductor elements and the corresponding electrical contacts aligned therewith in a heating cycle by heat carried by the at least one energy beam in the heating cycle. The die-bonding method delivers scattering heated dots over the target substrate to avoid warpage of PCB and ensures high bonding strength between the semiconductor elements and the circuit structure of the target substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min-Hsun Hsieh, Shih-An Liao, Ying-Yang Su, Hsin-Mao Liu, Tzu-Hsiang Wang, Chi-Chih Pu
  • Patent number: 11355677
    Abstract: A light-emitting element having a light-emitting unit, a transparent layer and a wavelength conversion layer formed on the transparent layer. The transparent layer covers the light-emitting unit. The wavelength conversion layer includes a phosphor layer having a phosphor and a stress release layer without the phosphor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Tai Cheng, Ju-Lien Kuo, Min-Hsun Hsieh, Shau-Yi Chen, Shih-An Liao, Jhih-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 11355723
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a carrier, a first contact and a second contact. The first contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second contact is arranged on the carrier and is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first contact has a contour similar with that of the first electrode. The second contact has a contour similar with that of the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yih-Hua Renn, Shau-Yi Chen, Ching-Tai Cheng, Aurelien Gauthier-Brun
  • Patent number: 11355550
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device comprises a substrate; a first and a second optoelectronic units formed on the substrate; a plurality of third optoelectronic units formed on the substrate, electrically connected to the first optoelectronic unit and the second optoelectronic unit; a plurality of first electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; a plurality of second electrodes respectively formed on the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units; an optical layer surrounding the first optoelectronic unit, the second optoelectronic unit and the plurality of third optoelectronic units in a top view of the optoelectronic device; a third electrode formed on the first optoelectronic unit and one of the plurality of third optoelectronic units; and a fourth electrode formed on the second optoelectronic unit and another one of the plurality of third optoelectronic
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chao Hsing Chen, Jia Kuen Wang, Chien Fu Shen, Chun Teng Ko
  • Patent number: 11349047
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting stack having a first-type semiconductor layer, a second-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer formed between the first-type semiconductor layer and the second-type semiconductor layer; and a reflective structure formed on the first-type semiconductor layer and having a first interface and a second interface. A critical angle at the first interface for a light emitted from the light-emitting stack is larger than that at the second interface. The reflective structure electrically connects to the first-type semiconductor layer at the first interface, and an area of the first interface is more than an area of the second interface in a top view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Ming Chen, Hao-Min Ku, Chih-Chiang Lu, Tzu-Chieh Hsu
  • Patent number: 11335826
    Abstract: A photo-detecting device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a light-absorbing layer, a second semiconductor layer, a semiconductor contact layer, an insulating layer, and an electrode structure. The second semiconductor layer includes a first region and a second region. The semiconductor contact layer is on the first region. The insulating layer covers the semiconductor contact layer, the first region, and the second region. The electrode structure covers the semiconductor contact layer, the insulating layer, the first region, and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chu-Jih Su, Chao-Shun Huang, Shiuan-Leh Lin, Shih-Chang Lee, Wen-Luh Liao, Mei-Chun Liu